Dear players, We are releasing a new patch to fix some major issues, upgrade / optimize servers and turn the game into 'winter / Christmas mode'. Separate announcements will follow later regarding Christmas events so stay tuned for that. For now, here are the patch notes: [h1]Overall Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]Fixed a crash related to the sound of one of the guns. [*]Fixed a bug where the flare gun ammo was flying in the air behind a character while having the flare gun equipped. [*]Fixed a bug where melee's would not damage zombies in battle royale. [*]Fixed a bug where joining battle royale in US would sometimes randomly join EU. [*]Fixed a bug where it would show low ammo for weapons like the flare gun and the double barrel. [*]Fixed various crashes related to Intel HD Graphics GPU. [*]Fixed the problem that caused light sabers not to glow anymore. [*]Fixed the problem for AMD users where they would have extremely big muzzle flashes. [*]Overall game quality on 'low' is more optimized. [*]Reduced the amount of water on Colorado V2 to optimize the map more for better performance and FPS. [*]High jump is now only available in safezones, lounge and Battle Royale. [*]Players can now donate to/renew servers even if renting is disabled. [*]Descreased the size of the Legendary Account Icon. This is so names can be seen better in some cases. [*]The UI background is updated. [/list] [h1]Community Updates:[/h1] [list] It's almost Christmas! That means this patch we will enable everything related to our christmas events. In these upcoming weeks the game will have 'Chrismas Theme'. [*]Christmas trees are enabled in Colorado V2, Colorado V1 and Caliwood. They are also enabled in PVP servers and Lounge but these wont have loot. So: Only the Christmas trees in Colorado V2, V1 and Caliwoood will have loot. [*]A Christmas themed menu with a nice snowy background. [*]Christmas zombies, wearing christmas items and chances to drop christmas skins / skinboxes. [*]New Christmas skins & a Christmas skinbox. -> These will be enabled later around a day before christmas. There's Christmas and new year events planned, more information like dates, times and details will follow later. [/list] [h1]Item Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]Added a new item: The 'Tactical Binoculars'. These binoculars are special military binoculars. These binoculars have an advanced zooming technology added to see even further in the distance. [*]Players have the ability to zoom in using these binoculars. [*]Fixed / Updated the 'Riot Shield Ibiza' icon. [*]Fixed / Updated the 'Riot Shield Ibiza' textures. The logo on the shield is now glowing. [*]Fixed the AS VAL animation problems. [*]Added new media riot shield: 'Riot Shield DemonicDragon'. [*]Added new media riot shield: 'Riot Shield Synkat'. [*]Updated / Reworked karambit animations. [*]Updated / Fixed the FN Scar H bulletspeed. [*]Updated textures / animations / icon for the karambit Destruction. [*]Updated textures / animations / icon for the karambit Neon Dragon. [*]Updated textures / animations / icon for the karambit Red Dragon. [*]Updated textures / animations / icon for the karambit Hynx. [*]Updated textures / animations / icon for the karambit Autumn. [*]More karambits will be reworked for the next upcoming patch. [/list] [h1]Skin Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]Added a new skinbox with a new skin collection: The Winter Edition Skin Collection. These skins will be findable and in the marketplace for the entire winter season (around 1 month). [*]Added a new light sword to the jedi skinbox: The 'Light Sword White'. [*]Fixed the 'OTS SVU Black Night' scope. This skinned version now also has the PSO scope. [/list] [h1]Battle Royale Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]Fixed some bugs related to the battle royale system. [*]Fixed a bug where radiation would not start in the time indicated. [*]Fixed a bug where the death sound would play on the battle royale lobby, instead of in the game itself. [*]Fixed a bug where battle royale servers would bug, and after a while it would not allow anybody to join them. [*]Shovels are now spawnin in Battle Royale. [/list] [h1]Colorado V2 Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees with loot. [*]Fixed some misplaced objects in Boulder City/Lonetree Farm. [*]Fixed the BlueRidge Safezone; there was no safezone area. [*]Changed to color of the water to make it look more realistic. [*]Reduced the amount of water to optimize the map more for better performance and FPS. [/list] [h1]Colorado V1 Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees with loot. [*]Removed misplaced objects. [*]Added item boxes to locations where they were missing. [*]Removed superzombies from non-military places. [*]Lowered the grass render distance for better FPS and performance. [*]Lowered the render distance overall for better FPS and performance. [/list] [h1]Caliwood Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees with loot. [*]Fixed terrain issues where footsteps were disabled. [*]Fixed the skydome issue where the night would look like daytime. [*]Fixed / updated some parts of the terrain where players could no-clip in the ground. [*]Fixed / updated some physicx issues on some buildings. [*]Fixed / updated collision walls to deny access on certain roofs. [*]Added some new military places all over the map. [*]Added more variated objects around the whole map for more details and cover for players. [*]Added / Optimized spawns around the whole map. [*]Increased military loot on military places. [*]Decreased amount of superzombies at places where there was too many. [*]Removed superzombies from non-military places. [*]Removed misplaced objects. [*]Removed the secret spot and replaced it with a new military area. [*]Removed 2 of 3 grass layers to optimize FPS and performance. [/list] [h1]Cliffside Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [*]Changed to color of the water to make it look more realistic. [*]Decreased zombies spawns outside of the town. [*]Decreased the render distance of grass to increase FPS and performance. [*]Decreased the render distance of the quality of trees to increase FPS and performance. [*]Added more variated objects around the whole map for more details and cover for players. [*]Fixed some misplaced objects. [*]Changed the lighting and the skydome and let it look better on day/night. [/list] [h1]ClearSmall Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [*]Fixed some rocks where players could glitch under. [*]Fixed some flying rocks. [*]Fixed some misplaced objects. [/list] [h1]Clearview Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [*]Added some better collision walls around the airplane. [*]Added more variated objects around the whole map for more details and cover for players. [*]Fixed the big walls around the map, some of them were flying. [*]Fixed some misplaced objects. [*]Fixed some player spawns that were in the air. [/list] [h1]Lounge Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [/list] [h1]Battle Royale Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [/list] [h1]Springvalley Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [/list] [h1]WestOaks Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [/list] [h1]Smallville Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [/list] [h1]Rocky Ford Updates:[/h1] [list] [*]This map now has christmas trees, but without loot. [/list] We are still working on getting the official forums back up as soon as possible. Private servers will be available for renting soon, as we will do an upgrade in the upcoming week. For players who already rented a private server - renewal is now always possible. Please keep an eye out to our socials for news and announcements about Christmas events, giveaways and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/infestationnewz Best regards, // Infestation: The New Z - Staff Team